Musashi Wreck Discovered (March 2015)

Russ Matthews · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:01 pm

The wreck of the WWII Japanese super-battleship Musashi, sunk by US naval aircraft in 1944, has been found by a Paul Allen-backed expedition to the Sibuyan Sea.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/03/04/huge-wwii-japanese-battleship-musashi-has-been-found-billionaire-paul-allen-says/

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1575

Shoot. Amazing piece of news.

I wonder if the Yamato will be found too then?

SaxMan · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 1:36 pm

I hope since he's in the general neighborhood that he heads up to the San Bernadino Straits and looks for the ships sunk in the Samar battle -- Gambier Bay, Hoel, Johnston and Samuel Roberts on the American side, and a bunch of cruisers and destroyers on the Japanese side.

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 2:45 pm

quemerford wrote:

Shoot. Amazing piece of news.

I wonder if the Yamato will be found too then?

Where have you been ? The Yamato was found long ago, now if they could find the Shinano, then the trio would be complete.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_battleship_Yamato
an expedition to the South China Sea in 1982 produced some results, but the wreckage discovered could not be clearly identified.[52] A second expedition returned to the site two years later, and the team's photographic and video records were later confirmed by one of the battleship's designers, Shigeru Makino to show the Yamato 's last resting place. The wreck lies 290 kilometres (180 mi) southwest of Kyushu under 340 metres (1,120 ft) of water in two main pieces; a bow section comprising the front two thirds of the ship, and a separate stern section.
Yamato lies at 30-22 N, 128-04 E in the depth of 1.410 feet about 50 miles southwest of Kyushu, Japan.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japanese_a ... er_Shinano

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:22 pm

I have been reading about the USS Hornet's (CV-8) sinking at Guadacanal. Has this ship ever been found and photographed? How about the Wasp?

phil65 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 6:28 pm

If Paul Allen wants to back an expedition to find the Superbowl trophy, I think its in New England...

Phil.....

p51 · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 7:22 pm

phil65 wrote:

If Paul Allen want to back an expedition to find the Superbowl trophy, I think its in New England...

I'm a Seahawks fan and hated the outcome of the last Superbowl, but even I gotta admit that's funny!

cptsmith · **Joined:** Sun Feb 05, 2012 6:59 pm **Posts:** 70

If they are looking for lost ships or aircraft in the Pacific, I hear there is a group called TIGHAR that conducts searches in the area.

Matt Gunsch · **Posted:** Wed Mar 04, 2015 10:08 pm

cptsmith wrote:

If they are looking for lost ships or aircraft in the Pacific, I hear there is a group called TIGHAR that conducts searches in the area.

I understand they were looking for the Yamato and found steel that could be from the ship on Ascension Island, when asked to explain how it came to be on a island off the west coast of Africa Tighar explained that the undersea currents were quite strong and swept the ship as it was sinking the length of the pacific, around the tip of South America and up the east side of the South America continent. Tighar is now raising funds to launch a search for the wreckage, the search will be conducted from a unnamed island in the Caribbean, they said the best time to search is January or February.

hang the expense · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:34 am

Matt Gunsch wrote:

cptsmith wrote:

If they are looking for lost ships or aircraft in the Pacific, I hear there is a group called TIGHAR that conducts searches in the area.

I understand they were looking for the Yamato and found steel that could be from the ship on Ascension Island, when asked to explain how it came to be on a island off the west coast of Africa Tighar explained that the undersea currents were quite strong and swept the ship as it was sinking the length of the pacific, around the tip of South America and up the east side of the South America continent. Tighar is now raising funds to launch a search for the wreckage, the search will be conducted from a unnamed island in the Caribbean, they said the best time to search is January or February.

LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

phil65 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2015 12:53 am

Matt Gunsch wrote:

cptsmith wrote:

If they are looking for lost ships or aircraft in the Pacific, I hear there is a group called TIGHAR that conducts searches in the area.

I understand they were looking for the Yamato and found steel that could be from the ship on Ascension Island, when asked to explain how it came to be on a island off the west coast of Africa Tighar explained that the undersea currents were quite strong and swept the ship as it was sinking the length of the pacific, around the tip of South America and up the east side of the South America continent. Tighar is now raising funds to launch a search for the wreckage, the search will be conducted from a unnamed island in the Caribbean, they said the best time to search is January or February.

Good, but I liked my joke better.... :lol:

Phil

quemerford · **Joined:** Tue Jun 17, 2014 4:19 pm **Posts:** 1575

Well all I can say is thank goodness TIGHAR were not involved in this one!

Obergrafeter · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2015 9:57 am

when asked to explain how it came to be on a island off the west coast of Africa Tighar explained that the undersea currents were quite strong and swept the ship as it was sinking the length of the pacific, around the tip of South America and up the east side of the South America continent.

I thought Brian Williams tool the wreck thru the Panama Canal!

Pat Carry · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2015 5:56 pm

Matt Gunsch wrote:

cptsmith wrote:

If they are looking for lost ships or aircraft in the Pacific, I hear there is a group called TIGHAR that conducts searches in the area.

I understand they were looking for the Yamato and found steel that could be from the ship on Ascension Island, when asked to explain how it came to be on a island off the west coast of Africa Tighar explained that the undersea currents were quite strong and swept the ship as it was sinking the length of the pacific, around the tip of South America and up the east side of the South America continent. Tighar is now raising funds to launch a search for the wreckage, the search will be conducted from a unnamed island in the Caribbean, they said the best time to search is January or February.

I was just reading that some of the wreckage turned up in Lake Michigan just off shore here in my hometown!

airnutz · **Posted:** Thu Mar 05, 2015 7:15 pm

Obergrafeter wrote:

I thought Brian Williams tool the wreck thru the Panama Canal!

He said the Flak was too heavy that day...tho the story may change 10 years from now...

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